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My gf's cpu is running abnormally slow after she used some random Mp4-Mp3 conversion website. I checked the task manager and programs in safe mode and everything seems normal, but the Windows Security was turned off and won't let it be enabled. Is it possible she got some malware from this site?
Already uninstalled and reinstalled the browser as well as checked the temp files, no dice. And there's no system restore points prior to 8/4. The cpu just locks up then eventually becomes clear after a couple minutes.
Have you identified the process taking up all that CPU time?
Try heading to the Resource Monitor (Start -> type in "Resource Monitor" -> enter -> Click on the "CPU" tab -> Look at the list of Processes/Services) to figure it out.
Okay guys, need some help.
On my desktop(Win8.1) I have some Logitech speakers plugged in to the back and I also have my TV connected to my desktop. Now, when I switch to my TV as a display, the speakers continue playing sound. When I click mixer, it shows me I that I can click on choose TV, however, the speakers still continue to be where sound comes from. The only way I've found to force the TV to take over is to completely disable the speakers, but then run Windows Problem fixer thing whenever I switch back and disable the TV as a monitor....
There's got to be a correct way to do this, right?
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Yeah that's what I was thinking, but I have no clue where those settings would be. And just to be clear, I should be able to run a game like Super Meat Boy at 60 FPS right?
Hey guys, not sure if i'm posting in the right topic but i need some advice about a laptop RAM upgrade.
My brother has a Packard Bell EasyNote TS13HR, quite a nice little piece of kit, but it only has 4GB of RAM and he wants to upgrade but isn't sure how. I've done it only once before myself on my desktop but said i would look into it and looked over at Crucial to scan his computer.
Now Crucial have said he can go up to 8GB, which is perfectly fine, but the 4GBx2 kit costs £63, which is a lot for him as he's still in school. Now i found the same kit by a different manufacturer but cheaper. This is the RAM from Crucial and this is the one from NewEgg.
Basically i want to know if i'm barking up the right tree with the one from NewEgg or should i continue my search for a bargain? Only difference my amateur eyes is the voltage and i don't know what difference it really makes.
Upgrading the ram on laptops is usually fairly simple. What you will need to do is look up the manual for the laptop to see what ram type is compatible. Another thing to keep in mind is that if the laptop has a windows 32 bit OS, the max amount of memory it can use is four gigs. As for understanding what ram is better than others, Memory Timings are how you can judge speed. The lower the numbers the better.
He doesn't have the manual for it anymore but it is a 64 bit OS.
I just need to know that from the two examples of RAM i posted, if the one from NewEgg is the same as the one from Crucial and will work just the same.
Hmmm. So when I do a deep scan with Recuva, after it's finished, there's nothing showing on the screen. Just a blank screen. The next scan I canceled midway through, and the results found my audio files. Why's it doing that?
EDIT-Well, seems like quite a few my audio files aren't working properly. They're only a few kbs here and there. Also, they don't have t he green dot indicating the files are excellent. A lot are red. Oh well.
Actually, the best way to know this is to get CPUz, run it, head to the SPD tab (of the currently installed memory), and have a look at the provided Timings Table in that tab.
Standard DDR3 SODIMM modules for a laptop typically use 1.5V, so the one from NewEgg is more likely to be the correct one, but I implore you to confirm it with your own eyes from the Timing Tables obtained using CPUz. The 1.35V modules from Crucial seem to be the lower voltage type which may save energy but may not be compatible with the sockets that the laptop has and will typically cost more as compared to the standard voltage RAM modules.
Example from my own laptop which uses standard 2x4GB DDR3 Kingston RAM modules:-
There is one last thing I just remembered you could do, sorry I didn't mention it in the other thread. If you're on a Windows machine, you could try System Restore to a point before the deleted files date. It might recover your MP3's.
There's also a list of other recovery programs here, you never know, this could work. http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/best-free-recovery-software-1141256
Apologies for the late reply, this is the info i got from CPUz:
So if i'm reading correctly, the one from NewEgg is the correct one?
Thanks so much for pointing me to CPUz, that's one handy tool to have.
My laptop has some kind of infection, but neither Microsoft Security Essentials nor Malwarebytes are able to find anything when I run scans.
Sometimes after I click a link in Chrome I'll get redirected to a page like this:
These links aren't anything suspicious. I've gotten them from lots of websites I frequent. The most recent redirect happened as I was about to read this article from Rueters about the recent Missouri shooting.
I've had the same thing happen to me after opening some GAF threads too.
I'm really not sure what's happening here and would greatly appreciate any help anyone can provide.
I bought my dad a ATI HD5450 late last year, as he got a new 27" monitor and the on-board graphics couldn't handle the higher resolution.
He had a couple of problems with it ("crashing while watching YouTube videos" apparently), so he switched back to using on-board through VGA and a non-native res "temporariliy", but we forgot all about the issue until the other day when I remembered and had a look at it for him.
The problem seems much worse than what he originally described. As soon as we switch to using the HD5450 over DVI @ 2560x1440, we start to see artifacts around the mouse cursor, and after not too much time, the computer reboots. This caused us some serious issues at one point, as I was halfway through installing new ATI drivers when it rebooted, and had to use System Restore to get the system back to a usable state.
I have a couple of theories:
So what's the most likely cause here? Is there anything I can do to figure this out, or is it likely to be a dud card so we should just spend the $30 and get a replacement?
- Bad card, DOA (most likely)
- Power supply not up to the task. Doesn't seem likely, as the power supply is an "Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80 Plus Bronze Certified" that came with the case. Not particularly powerful, but he's not running any extra hardware besides the core system (CPU/MoBo, 1 SSD, 1 HDD, 1 DVD), and the HD5450 is so low-powered that it didn't even need it's own connection to the PSU, it's just powered through the MoBo.
The monitor is a Dell, I don't know the exact model number as I'm not there, but I'm guessing it is the Dell UltraSharp U2713HM, which seems to need DVI-D, as you said.What monitor are we talking about here? I have a Qnix 2560x1440 and it needs a DVI-D Dual Link. Fairly sure that Video Card is only single link.
Can check the connection on the HD5450, if its any of the 3 with teh red X's its no bueno.
This must be karma. My issue keeps coming back!
So after almost hourly mouse and keyboard disconnecting, flashing my motherboard to the latest BIOS fixed it for about a week, and now it's slowly coming back. This is driving me insane.
It also tends to disconnect completely after recently waking. Is this turning into a PSU problem? I have a GTX 650 on a 550W PSU if it matters.
You're throwing good money after bad. Just get a decent card that has DVI-D. These resolutions weren't really a thing when that card was manufacturered. Get a modern $100 card instead of two $50 ones that don't work.
If you can push it, get an nvidia 750ti. Excellent card that is powerful enough to push that monitor while also consuming minimal power (and thus not pushing the psu you have)
Unless the 5450 that you bought before was faulty I just don't think you'll get a different result by using the same card by a different manufacturer.What's wrong with DVI-I? From what I read, it is digital and analog signals over DVI, whereas DVI-D is digital only.
I don't think DVI-D is better, it's just that newer cards tend to drop the analog part.
Also, there is no reason that card shouldn't power 2560x1440. This is not a gaming machine (at all), and it supports that resolution, so where's the problem?
OK. I am pretty sure that it is faulty, which is the main reason we're getting a new card. I don't know why the card would be crashing the computer whilst running a supported resolution for any other reason.Unless the 5450 that you bought before was faulty I just don't think you'll get a different result by using the same card by a different manufacturer.
Good luck! I hope it works for youOK. I am pretty sure that it is faulty, which is the main reason we're getting a new card. I don't know why the card would be crashing the computer whilst running a supported resolution for any other reason.
The "other brand" thing was just for the peace of mind because they explicitly state on the specs that it's a dual-link DVI-I port, and I didn't have 100% certainty about that with the first card.
Err, think my macbook may have died. Was just browsing the web when the screen abruptly cut to black. Wouldn't respond so I held down the power to try and reset but the screen won't come back on and it just periodically plays a low beeping noise. Hold down the power button again from there and it reboots (usually, got stuck on a white screen one time) but it only lasts between 5 seconds and a few minutes before the problem repeats. It's 4 years old almost but to be clear I have done nothing that might have damaged it and haven't even been using it for anything taxing lately. Don't suppose anyone has a speculative diagnosis?
Goddamit, worst time for this to happen. Ipad and a bunch of other stuff got stolen last month and just found out today my travel Issurance isn't covering it